Hasso Plattner Institute

Potsdam, Brandenburg

Information about the reference project

Type of building:	Education and Culture
Products:	Façades, Solar shading
Series:	CTB on AWS
Location:	Potsdam, Brandenburg
Completion:	2010
Architects:	Ingenieurbüro Franke,P & B
Specialist company:	Metallbau Windeck
Picture credits:	© Jochen Helle, Dortmund

Object description

The Hasso Plattner Institute is a university Centre of Excellence. The eponymous donor is Professor Hasso Plattner, the cofounder of SAP AG. The newbuild and extension to the main building houses three departments: the institute management, sections of the research school and the School of Design Thinking. The centrepiece is a 600 m2 foyer flooded with light that stretches over four storeys. It illustrates the spirit of ambition and the transparent, open atmosphere. The clarity of the design is also reflected in the wide sweep of the projecting, attractive unitised glass façades.

Product information

CTB on AWS

External surface-mounted aluminium micro louvre blade system for optimal shading

Ideal for use in offices and public buildings as well as private residential buildings: the Schüco CTB (Concealed Toughened Blind) sun shading system as a surface-mounted solution on Schüco AWS window systems. The sun shading is installed above the window in an insulated box, thereby fitting in perfectly with the look of the building. When raised completely, it is not visible due to its integration in the top box.

The electrically operated blind, made from aluminium micro louvre blades, permits optimal shading while the high level of transparency simultaneously provides the best possible views to the outside.